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READ ABOUT 70 ARTISTS IN 5 LANGUAGES

To read more about artists, please choose Abstract, Sculptors or Tinga Tinga on the left menu.

Tinga Tinga are the colourful paintings using the enamel paints on canvas. The style is new – It started in 1968 by a man called Edward Saidi Tingatinga. Now many hundreds of painters in Tanzania use this style.

Makonde is a very famous carving style. Makonde is related to the Makonde tribe living in South Tanzania. It is a modern art style but it has roots in the traditional mask carving. Usually the sculptors use the hard and dark ebony tree. Some Makonde sculptures are as high as 4 meters.

Abstract art in Tanzania is accosiated with a vibrant modern fine art scene. Each artist has its own style but they all have distinguished African flavour. So there is not much western influence in Tanzania. I have constructed the webpages for the most prominent Tanzanian artists.

www.eliajengo.com - prof. Elias Jengo is teaching in the Faculty of the Fine Art in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania